Topic: ESG

Shearman & Sterling LLP in São Paulo, London and New York and Pinheiro Guimarães in São Paulo have helped media group Globo issue its first-ever sustainability-linked notes, raising US$400 million.

01 February 2022

Renewables group InterEnergy has hired Milbank in New York and Claro & Cía in Santiago to issue US$48 million worth of notes, the first private placement by a portfolio of renewable assets under Chile’s distributed generation PMGD regime.

01 February 2022

Jalles Machado, a Brazilian sugar producer, has hired Vieira Rezende Advogados to issue 451 million reais (US$79 million) worth of green bonds, the company’s first issuance of debentures.

01 February 2022

AES Brasil has hired Lefosse to receive 360 million reais (US$63 million) from Banco Itaú to fund the Guaimbê solar project in the state of São Paulo.

28 January 2022

Salvadorean financial institution Banco Cuscatlán has enlisted Greenberg Traurig LLP in New York to obtain a US$30 million loan to support small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).

25 January 2022

Paul Hastings LLP in New York and Garrigues (Peru) have helped Peruvian energy company Gas Natural de Lima y Callao (Cálidda) raise US$200 million in a sustainability-linked debt issuance.

25 January 2022

Dias Carneiro Advogados has helped IDB Invest grant a US$300 million loan to Brazil’s Banco Daycoval, targeted at supporting female entrepreneurship in underserved areas of the country.

17 January 2022

Shearman & Sterling LLP in São Paulo, London and New York and Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper in São Paulo have helped Banco do Brasil raise US$500 million in its first social bond offering.

14 January 2022

Featured in The Guide to Corporate Crisis Management - Fourth Edition

Prioritisation of ESG initiatives is not only one of the hallmarks of forward-thinking management but is also increasingly important for effectively responding to crises.

10 December 2021

Brazilian beef packer JBS has hired three offices of White & Case LLP and Lefosse Advogados in São Paulo to raise US$2 billion in two bond issuances, including a sustainability-linked tranche.

09 December 2021